ÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?> <HTML version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="description" content="Society of the Cincinnati" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="..\CSS\Cinnweb.css" /> <TITLE> Pennsylvania Cincinnati Military History - Joseph Ashton</TITLE> </head> <BODY bgcolor="#ECDFB9" vlink="#0000FF" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" width="100%"> <TABLE border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <TR> <TD style="height:15!important" colspan="5"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="3%"> </TD> <TD class="Verdana12BoldC" align="center" colspan="4"> Military History of Joseph Ashton<P /></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="3%"> </TD> <TD colspan="3"> <TABLE border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <TR> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" align="left" width="40%"> <a href="Officer9.html"> « Previous Officer </a> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBold" align="center" width="20%"> <a href="NameList.html">Back</a> To Officer List </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldR" align="right" width="40%"> <a href="Officer11.html"> Next Officer » </a> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" align="left" width="40%"> (John Armstrong, Jr.) </TD> <TD align="center" width="20%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldR" align="right" width="40%"> (Samuel Baird) </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> <TD width="3%"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="3%"> </TD> <TD align="left" class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" colspan="5" style="height:30px!important;" valign="middle"> <a href="#OfficerHistory">Officer History</a>  </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="3%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma11BoldL" align="center" colspan="4"> <a name="OfficerHistory">Officer History</a> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="3%"> </TD> <TD colspan="3"> <TABLE border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <THEAD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Verdana10BoldL" width="14%">Date</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Verdana10BoldL" width="12%">Rank</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Verdana10BoldL" width="18%">Unit</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Verdana10BoldL" width="18%">Military Action</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Verdana10BoldL" width="17%">Position</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Verdana10BoldL" width="15%">Status</TD> </THEAD> <TR> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="14%">16 Jul 1775</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="12%">First Sergeant</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%"> <a href="&#xA; ..\Units\Unit119.html">Lamb's Independent Company New York Artillery</a> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%">   </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="17%"> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="15%"> </TD> </TR> <TR height="5px"> <TD class="CourierNew5NoBoldR" colspan="7"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="14%">15 Sep - 31 Dec 1775</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="12%">First Sergeant</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%"> <a href="&#xA; ..\Units\Unit119.html">Lamb's Independent Company New York Artillery</a> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%"> <a href="&#xA; ..\Battles\Battle5.html">Canada Campaign (I)</a> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="17%"> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="15%"> </TD> </TR> <TR height="5px"> <TD class="CourierNew5NoBoldR" colspan="7"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="14%">31 Dec 1775</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="12%">First Sergeant</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%"> <a href="&#xA; ..\Units\Unit119.html">Lamb's Independent Company New York Artillery</a> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%"> <a href="&#xA; ..\Battles\Battle9.html">Quebec, Canada</a> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="17%"> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="15%">POW</TD> </TR> <TR height="5px"> <TD class="CourierNew5NoBoldR" colspan="7"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="14%">Aug 1776</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="12%">First Sergeant</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%"> <a href="&#xA; ..\Units\Unit119.html">Lamb's Independent Company New York Artillery</a> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%">   </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="17%"> </TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="15%">Released</TD> </TR> <TR height="5px"> <TD class="CourierNew5NoBoldR" colspan="7"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="14%">1 Jan 1777</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="12%">Second Lieutenant</TD> <TD width="1%"> </TD> <TD class="Tahoma9NoBoldL" valign="top" width="18%"> <a href="&#xA; 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